Juliana Francis
The gang of
robbers who shot dead Mr. Sesan Ogunro, Managing Director and Chief Executive
of Eminent Communications, may have been arrested by operatives of the Special
Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, Lagos State.
The late
Ogunro is said to be the father of Sesan Ogunro junior, a musical video
director. Ogunro junior has directed among others, Jayajaye by Wizkid, Don’t
tell me nonsense by D’bang.
According to
police report, at the wee hours of Tuesday, a six-man-gang of robbers attacked
a man and his wife, who were driving in two separate cars, at the Marwa Garden,
Ikeja.
The husband
was shot dead after he refused to hand over his car key. Rather than hand over
the keys, the man had angrily flung it into the gutters.
The robbers
shot the man and made away with the Toyota Yaris of his wife, who had been
driving behind him before the attack.
The story of
one of the robbers who had just being arrested tallies with the attack on the
Ogunros’. The deceased, who many people had described as
one of the top men in the advertising industry, was said to have been returning
from a Christmas with his family when the robbers attacked.
Some of the robbers
had been identified as Jonathan Nsirim, Ezekiel Anthony, Abiodun, Amuda and
Samuel.
The gang was
busted after SARS arrested a prostitute, who happened to be the lover of
Nsirim. The lady took police to where the suspect was staying and he was
arrested.
A Toyota
Halla found in his compound and recovered from him. He however denied that the
car belonged to him. He said that it belonged to another robber, identified as ‘fine
money.’ Apparently, Fine money was supposed to take the car to Imo State, but
it developed fault.
Police however
discovered on the two side doors, neatly packed and concealed four AK47rifles,
cut to size and six magazines, fully loaded.
Police investigations
have revealed that Nsirim was among the gang of robbers which attacked Access
Bank at Ayobo, attacked a Bureau De Change and killed three policemen during
the Access bank operation.
The gang had
also robbed at Alaba International market, where they killed a woman and made
away with N10 million, being carried to a branch of a commercial bank in the
market. The bandits attacked that day on two motorbikes.
Nsirim
further said: “I also took part in a failed operation at computer village,
where two persons were killed.”
He recalled
how they killed Sesan Ogunro. He said: “At Marwa Garden, we attempted to snatch
a Toyota Yaris from a man who was driving with his wife. They were in two
different vehicles. We had to kill the man because he threw the keys into the
gutter. We sold the Toyota for N500, 000, but the buyer had only paid N300, 000.
He disappeared with the balance before police arrested me. The person we sold
the car to, is one Alhaji.”
Police said
the name of the Alhaji would not be mentioned for security reasons and ongoing
investigations.
Nsirim was
part of the gang that attacked the Murtala International Airport.
According to
him, on that operation, Fine money was their leader. There was also a soldier
who happened to be their second in command. He said that a man, based in South
Africa, is also a member of the gang.
Sesan Ogunro was buried today.
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